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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
5
Letters discuss animal welfare and humane society involvement, a divorced wife seeking guidance, and a reader pondering if true love can develop after long estrangement. The page blends plea for animal protection with intimate relationship advice and moral reflections.
A subscriber asks what removes soap or other stains from plates or window glass. A reply suggests applying water to soap and using turpentine to remove tougher stains.
A tense quip follows a bold claim about sowing enlightenment for impoverished women. Sharp retorts that instead of sowing seeds he should go home and sew buttons on his apron, highlighting a clash of intent.
A reader from Minnesota asks how soon to answer a letter and whether to confess love. The columnist advises replying promptly if truly loving, and suggests either declaring feelings or exchanging friendly letters first, especially if this is their first correspondence.
Advice for summer infant care emphasizes cold milk, safe drinking water, and avoiding feeding water with a spoon. Use boiled nipple bottles, cool cloth cooling, and outdoor shade to prevent stomach upset while keeping the baby hydrated and comfortable. For constipation give a morning dose of water with orange juice. for diarrhea rely on cool water for 12 hours.
Attractive and inexpensive summer curtains offered in Japanese crinkled crepe in various shades. Describes harmonizing colors for rooms, with options including linen crash 48 inches wide, coarse lace or machine hemmed finishing, and additions like quisesettes and silk and cotton foulards.
Shoppers are urged to find bargains across stores with items for late summer and early fall. Woolen dresses drop from 9.00 to 5.00, foulard and messaline outfits at 5.95, 6-pair pumps offered with outfits, washable Scotch ginghams at 19 cents per yard, taffeta silk 38 cents, school wash dresses for 2 to 3 dollars, and sweaters for 2.95.
Adrian Power & Water Co promotes Grant county lands with water rights near Adrian Washington. Properties include 6 to 10 acre tracts near Great Northern and Confederated Northern lines, plowed and sagebrush cleared plots, growing orchards, and low payments of 15 dollars down plus a dollar weekly. Free Seattle excursions depart Saturdays at 9 am.
A reader asks how long to wear mourning for a mother and whether crepe is worn for a child or a friend. The reply states a mother’s mourning lasts a year, a child’s is not required, and crepe may be worn for a friend or sweetheart. the trend is to honor the departed by brightening the world for the living.
A fragmented list of varied statements covers fashion, trade rules, driving etiquette, calendar quirks, divorce law, vocal training, and a brine remedy for the throat. The items mix practical notes with curious claims about the Chinese year and legal timing, presented in a quizzical, miscellaneous tone.
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